- 5 Minutes With... Martin DavalosJanuary 7, 2011As you may have noticed on the pre-entry list for this weekend, there’s a lot of foreign talent in the Lites class, including riders from Germany, South Africa, Canada, Japan, and Brazil. The South American nation of Ecuador will be represented by 23-year-old Martin Davalos, who will coincidentally be piloting the #23 RM-Z250 for the Rockstar Energy Drink Suzuki Lites team. We gave Martin a call today for this quick update.
- 5 Minutes With... Mike FisherJanuary 6, 2011Wednesday afternoon around 5:00 p.m., Mike Fisher and a group of mechanics stand outside the Kawasaki race shop in Irvine, California, and listen in on the #2 bike Ryan Villopoto will ride Saturday night in the opening round of the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series. A mechanic deftly revs the engine and all sounds well.
- 5 Minutes With... Andrew ShortJanuary 5, 2011One rider who is coming into the 2011 Monster Energy Supercross season with some question marks is long-time Honda rider Andrew Short. But wait, he’s not on a Honda anymore! Shorty switched over to a new color and some new CC’s at that. Riding for Red Bull KTM on the still-new and developing KTM 350SXF, Andrew isn’t picked by many to be in the front this coming weekend (well except for that one guy on the Pulpmx Show who said he will win) but perhaps he should be. Year in and year out Shorty is a podium threat no matter what class or discipline he rides. He’s a consummate professional who puts in the work and with Anaheim coming up he talks about his chances, his bike and his multi-national team.
- 5 Minutes With... Dean WilsonDecember 29, 2010“Next year” for racers and fans will be here on Saturday, January 8, 2011. That's when the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship begins. However, as far as Dean Wilson is concerned, he’s still not quite sure if he’ll be lining up at the West Region Lites opener at Angels Stadium in Anaheim or the Lites East Region kickoff round in Houston come February. That decision will be made for Wilson at the eleventh hour by the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team owner Mitch Payton. After Wilson was detained in Canada due to visa and immigration issues (thus missing the ensuing Dallas and Jacksonville rounds), all have assumed that the Scottish/Canadian would be kept out of Canada, and duly, the East Region in 2011.
- 5 Minutes with...Gannon AudetteDecember 9, 2010It’s almost exactly one month until the gate drops at A1, and everyone is working feverishly to be ready. One of those people is 17-year-old Gannon Audette of DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing Yamaha. After taking home a 450 A Pro Sport amateur title (and taking second in the 250 A division) from Loretta Lynn’s, Audette is looking forward to his first season as a pro. He took a few minutes out of his practice schedule to give us his thoughts on the upcoming year.
- 5 Minutes with... Jimmy AlbertsonDecember 3, 2010
- 5 Minutes with... Justin BarciaNovember 23, 2010
- 5 Minutes with...Josh HansenNovember 17, 2010
- 5 Minutes With... Ryan VillopotoNovember 12, 2010
- 5 Minutes with...Blake BaggettNovember 8, 2010
- 5 Minutes with... Jason EllisNovember 4, 2010
- 5 Minutes with... Josh HansenOctober 29, 2010